(1)
National Highways Authority of India ...Appellant Vs.
Tarsem Singh and Others ...Respondents D.D
25/03/2026
Land Acquisition – National Highways Act, 1956 – Solatium and Interest – Review – Escalation of Financial Burden Not a Valid Ground – Section 3-J of the NH Act, inserted in 1997, excluded the application of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in toto to acquisitions under the NH Act, thereby denying solatium and interest to land-losers during the period 1997 to 2015 &ndash...
(2)
The State of Maharashtra and Others ...Appellants Vs.
Reliance Industries Ltd. and Others ...Respondents D.D
25/03/2026
Taxation – Electricity Duty – Exemption – Withdrawal – Section 5A of Bombay Electricity Duty Act, 1958 – Captive Power Generators – State Government granted exemption from electricity duty to industries generating power through captive plants by notifications from 1994, which was modified and substantially withdrawn by notifications dated 01.04.2000 and 04.04.20...
(3)
Sharada Sanghi and Others ...Appellants Vs.
Asha Agarwal and Others ...Respondents D.D
25/03/2026
Civil Law – Execution – Objection by Third Party – Order XXI Rules 99–101 CPC – Specific Performance Decree – Appellants obtained a decree for specific performance and initiated execution – Third parties resisted delivery of possession claiming independent title through registered sale deeds of 1990 executed by a GPA holder claiming through an alleged oral...
(4)
T S R Venkatramana ...Petitioner Vs.
The Union of India and Ors. ...Respondents D.D
25/03/2026
Constitutional Law — Legislative Competence — Tolls on National Highways — Entry 23 and Entry 96 List I vs. Entry 59 List II, Seventh Schedule — Pith and Substance Doctrine — Question arose whether toll collected for use of National Highways by the National Highways Authority of India falls within Entry 59 List II (State List) or within the Union List — Held: Ap...
(5)
Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited and Another ...Appellants Vs.
Green Infra Wind Solutions Limited and Others ...Respondents D.D
25/03/2026
Electricity Law – Tariff Determination – State Electricity Regulatory Commission – Generation Based Incentive – Scope of Regulatory Power – The APERC factored in the GBI received by wind power GENCOs from MNRE while revising tariff under Regulation 20 of the 2015 Tariff Regulations – APTEL reversed, holding APERC had no power to amend tariff orders in the absenc...
(6)
Loganathan ...Petitioner Vs.
The State of Tamil Nadu and Ors. ...Respondents D.D
25/03/2026
Building Bye-Laws — Unauthorised Construction — Municipal Corporation Liability — Collusion and Connivance — Petitioner constructed a G+1 floor building without any sanctioned plan — Municipal Corporation failed to notice construction and passed demolition order only after completion of structure — Court observes that an entire one-and-a-half-storied building ge...
(7)
Sandeep Yadav ...Appellant Vs.
Satish & Ors. ...Respondents D.D
25/03/2026
Criminal Trial – Defect in Charge – Substantial Compliance – Purpose of charge is to inform accused of case against him – Charges framed though unsigned initially and later recorded in presence of accused – Accused participated in trial and cross-examined witnesses extensively – Held: Substantial compliance satisfied – accused had full knowledge of accusat...
(8)
M/s. STEAG Energy Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. ...Appellant Vs.
GSPC Pipavav Power Company Ltd. (GPPC) & Ors. ...Respondents D.D
25/03/2026
Tender Law – Judicial Review – Scope and Limits – Quality and Cost Based System (QCBS) – High Court's Interference with LOA and Executed Contract Set Aside – GPPC floated a public tender in January 2025 for operation and maintenance of a 702.86 MW gas-based combined cycle power plant for five years on a QCBS basis, assigning 70% weightage to technical evaluation a...
(9)
Lal Muni Devi ...Appellant Vs.
State of Bihar & Anr. ...Respondents D.D
25/03/2026
Bail — Dowry Death — Cancellation — Sections 103(1) and 80, BNS, 2023 — Accused-husband released on bail by High Court citing prolonged custody and slow trial progress — Supreme Court finds the impugned order wholly unsustainable as the High Court failed to consider the post-mortem report disclosing multiple grievous injuries on the deceased, the statutory presumption...